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Synvolux Therapeutics BV provides drug delivery services. It is specialized in transporting of DNA, RNA (siRNA and RNAi) and proteins to the target destination. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Polpharma Biologics Utrecht BV operates as a biopharmaceutical research and development company. It specializes in the development of monoclonal antibodies generation, cell line, upstream process, downstream process, analytical, and bioassay development services. The company is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Icos Capital Management BV (ICM) is an independent private equity investment firm headquartered in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands. ICM is the investment manager of Icos Cleantech Fund I (also known as Dutch Technology Fund I) and Icos Cleantech Growth Fund II. Their first fund was co-founded by ICM, CSM, Imtech, Farm Frites, and also gets support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.

DSM Venturing BV (DSM Venturing) is the venture capital arm of Royal DSM NV in the Netherlands founded in 2001. DSM Venturing BV is headquartered in Geleen.

Organ Assist BV engages in the development of a medical device for organ preservation. It offers kidney assist transport, and donor, liver, lung, and kidney assist. The company was founded by Gerhard Rakhorst in 2005 and is headquartered in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Thuja Capital Management BV is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Thuja Capital Holding BV founded in 2006 by Harrold van Barlingen. Thuja Capital Management BV is headquartered in Utrecht.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV engages in the development of medical solutions. It offers research and development services in the field of mental illness, neurological disorders, anesthesia, analgesia, gastrointestinal disorders, fungal infection, allergies and cancer. The firms products include Zytiga, Caelyx, Dacogen, Edurant, Fentanyl-Janssen, Intelence, Leustatin, , Pariet, and Reminyl. The company was founded in 1953 by Paul Janssen and is headquartered in Beerse, Belgium.

ORCA Therapeutics BV designs and develops virotherapy drugs. The firm is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of new anti-cancer treatments using Oncolytic Replication Competent Agents. It has a platform of technologies which are predominantly based on engineered oncolytic adenoviruses. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Farm Frites International BV develops, processes, and packs potato products. It offers chips, potato varieties and puree. The firm offers products in frozen, chilled and baked form. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oudenhoorn, the Netherlands

Polyganics BV engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of bioresorbable medical devices that facilitate tissue repair and regeneration. It offers pipeline, peripheral nerve repair, neurosurgery, and general surgery products . The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Koninklijke FrieslandCampina NV produces and distributes dairy products and fruit based drinks. Its products include dairy-based beverages, infant and toddler nutrition, cheese, butter, cream, desserts and functional dairy-based ingredients. The firm also supplies professional customers, the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector. The company was founded in December 2008 and is headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

Synthon Holding BV engages in the research and production of therapeutic products. It offers remedies for cold sores, anaesthetic, hypertension, depression, neutralizing narcosis, insomnia, schizophrenia, heart failure and incontinence. The company was founded by Jacques Lemmens in 1991 and is headquartered in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Medichem SA is a vertically Spanish integrated pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and manufacture of APIs and FDFs for the generics market. The company is based in Sant Joan Despi, Spain, and has subsidiaries in Spain. The company offers highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPI) manufacturing, from development to cGMP production, and have an R & D laboratory and GMP kilo-lab. Medichem offers specific chlorhexidine transparent aqueous and alcoholic solutions based on chlorhexidine digluconate as an active ingredient, with a wide range of applications such as pharma, biocide, oral care, cosmetics, and veterinary. The company's chlorhexidine wipes are used for general disinfection. The company was founded in 1972, and José Luis Rodríguez has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

FABPulous BV develops a handheld disposable plasma separation device with embedded in vitro diagnostic test capability. It offers ultra rapid plasma preparation platform that can make a defined dilution of plasma from a small volume of whole blood in seconds and integrated lateral flow IVD platform. The company’s tests provide diagnosis and benefit to the patient, as well as the healthcare sector, the insurance industry, governments and society in general. FABPulous was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Astellas Pharma SAS wholesales pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France.

DCPrime BV engages in the provision of therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of cancer. It develops whole-cell-based vaccine addressing blood cancers with a high risk of relapse. The company was founded by Ada M. Kruisbeek and Rik J. Scheper in March 2005 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

NightBalance BV develops and markets sensor-devices for the treatment of sleep apnea. It offers sleep position trainer, a small and light aid which can be worn around the chest with an ergonomic band. The firm's a sleep position sensor which gradually and comfortably trains patients using vibrations to not sleep on their back. The company was founded by Eline van Beest and Thijs van Oorschot in 2009 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Cristal Delivery BV develops and manufactures nanomedicines for therapeutic drug optimization. It offers pipeline, oncology, and inflammation programs. The company was founded by Joost J. M. Holthuis and Cristianne Rijcken in April 2011 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Vivolta BV is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of electrospun medical products. Vivolta is based in Waalre, Netherlands. The Dutch company utilizes its proprietary, fully automated medispin™ production platform to support its clients in realizing electrospun medical solutions that guide the body to heal itself. Vivolta’s medical electrospinning solutions are applicable to a broad array of high-value therapeutic areas with unmet clinical need, such as cardiovascular implants, soft tissue repair, orthopaedic sports medicine, and drug delivery. The company was founded in 2008 by Ramon Solberg, who has been the CEO since then.

Mellon Medical BV manufactures and develops surgical suturing devices. The firm’s suturing device, the Switch, is designed for surgeons who perform the challenging operations and can easily be rotated in the hand because of its pencil-like shape. The company was founded in April 2013 by Mark Vrancken Peeters and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

VitalneXt BV develops retails and manufactures products for healthy ageing. Its products include promanna, vital01 and other products. The firm develops products with evidence-based health benefits for the ageing population. It also develops new, proprietary, technologies, ingredients and products through its own network and through collaborations with the company's research partners. The company was founded by Rein Strijker in May 2013 and is headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

Part of Ethypharm SAS, Altan Pharma Ltd. is an Irish company that develops, manufactures, and markets injectable medications. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded in 1998 by Guillermo A. Herrera. Guillermo A. Herrera has been the CEO since 1998. Altan Pharma was acquired by Ethypharm SAS from Malin Corp. Plc on October 01, 2021.

Gamaya SA engages in the provision of crop analysis application services. It offers an integrated solution for large-scale diagnostics of field crops to boost yield productivity. The company was founded by Yosef Akhtman, Igor Ivanov and Dragos Constantin in 2015 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Contrarian Ventures UAB (Contrarian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Rokas Peciulaitis, Marc Wesselink, Darius Žakaitis and Nikolaj Martyniuk. The firm is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Frontier Nutrition, Inc. develops and manufactures fortified packaged food. Its recipes are localized for traditional diets, taste, and nutrition. The company was founded by Eddie Bearnot and Tanveer Ali on August 18, 2016 and is headquartered in DE.

Alveron Pharma BV is a Dutch company that develops cyclodextrin-based drugs. The company is based in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The company was founded in 2019. Ben Nichols has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Pan Cancer T is a company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was founded in 2020 by Reno Debets, Dora Hammerl. The Dutch company focuses on advancing next generation TCR T cell therapies for hard-to-treat solid tumors. The company's approach includes exploiting unique targets for T cells that are exclusively and robustly expressed by multiple solid cancers and developing technologies that enhance the durability of the T cells. The company has ongoing R & D programs to develop safe and effective adoptive T cell therapies for patients with triple negative breast cancer as well as cancers of the bladder, ovarium, colorectum, prostate, skin, esophagus, lung, or brain. Rachel Abbott has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

EsoBiotec SA is a Belgian company that provides research and development on natural sciences and engineering. The company is based in Charleroi, Belgium. The company was founded in 2020 by Jean-Pierre Latere. Jean-Pierre Latere has been the CEO since 2020.

FundaMental Pharma GmbH is a neuroscience company based in Heidelberg, Germany. The German company develops first-in-class small inhibitors for the treatment of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. The company's scientists have discovered an entirely new class of drugs that safely counteract glutamate excitotoxicity, a common cause of neurodegeneration. The company's current focus is on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington's disease, but the applicability of these molecules extends to a range of neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia and aging-related memory loss. FundaMental Pharma was founded in 2016 by Thomas Schulze, Hilmar Bading, and Daniela Mauceri, and Thomas Schulze has been the CEO since 2016.